Neill W. Macaulay, Jr.

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Neill W. Macaulay, Jr. PhD (April 10, 1935 in South Carolina - October 28, 2007 in Micanopy, Florida) was a writer, professor and a former lieutenant in Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement Army.

Dr. Macaulay was a graduate of the Citadel and Korean War era veteran. He met some Cuban rebels when he was 23 and decided to join the Cuban Revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista. After the revolution, he was given a tomato farm to run in Cuba, but became disillusioned with revolution.

He later earned a doctorate from University of Texas and began teaching at the University of Florida (1964-1986) becoming an expert on guerrilla warfare. He retired from teaching in 1986.

Dr. Macaulay wrote five books among them the Sandino Affair (1968), A Rebel in Cuba (1970), The Prestes Column (1974) and Dom Pedro (1986). . He returned to Cuba in 1991, after being repeatedly denied entry by the Castro government. He later made various other trips as an academic. He was also interviewed for two documentaries Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion (2007) and Patria o Muerte (still in production).